Post by bushog on Oct 3, 2016 21:08:20 GMT -5
Deb and I went South to Fort Sumner again this past weekend to hunt pronghorns.
After 18 years in NM and trying to get drawn for a tag, and not.....
I'm blessed to have access for the past 10 years to landowner tags. We always get some nice bucks and this year was no exception.
Part of what made this hunt great was that we actually found and connected with the 2 bucks out gracious host had spotted earlier and said were shooters. It may not sound like much of an accomplishment but these buggers can really hide in the choya.
To avoid confusion every year we try and name the bucks so when we talk about them we can keep them straight.
After looking over at least a dozen bucks it can be hard to figure out which one we're trying to talk about.
I shot mine with my trusty "German Handi-rifle" (Blaser K95 Grande Luxe)chambered in .270 win pushing a 110gn Barnes TTSX at about 3400fps.
I decided to set Deb up with the same rifle she'll use on her cow elk hunt in a couple weeks. It's a Blaser R93 chambered in 30-06. I finally got some of the Nosler Accubonds in 125gn size and stoked them up to right at 3400fps too. They proved very accurate and certainly capable. She'll use Barnes TTSX in 168gn for the elk.
Both shots were at about 275yds.
Here's "Big-un'".....
And here's "Ugly".......Yeah, I know what you're thinkin......
After 18 years in NM and trying to get drawn for a tag, and not.....
I'm blessed to have access for the past 10 years to landowner tags. We always get some nice bucks and this year was no exception.
Part of what made this hunt great was that we actually found and connected with the 2 bucks out gracious host had spotted earlier and said were shooters. It may not sound like much of an accomplishment but these buggers can really hide in the choya.
To avoid confusion every year we try and name the bucks so when we talk about them we can keep them straight.
After looking over at least a dozen bucks it can be hard to figure out which one we're trying to talk about.
I shot mine with my trusty "German Handi-rifle" (Blaser K95 Grande Luxe)chambered in .270 win pushing a 110gn Barnes TTSX at about 3400fps.
I decided to set Deb up with the same rifle she'll use on her cow elk hunt in a couple weeks. It's a Blaser R93 chambered in 30-06. I finally got some of the Nosler Accubonds in 125gn size and stoked them up to right at 3400fps too. They proved very accurate and certainly capable. She'll use Barnes TTSX in 168gn for the elk.
Both shots were at about 275yds.
Here's "Big-un'".....
And here's "Ugly".......Yeah, I know what you're thinkin......
